Next Generation Internet @EC_NGI@social.network.europa.eu

Great to see several NGI projects joining forces for an event targeting strategic audience on the very relevant topic of central bank digital currencies :
https://www.cbdc-forum.tech/en/

Here is the live link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAchhnJ6PU

Heads-up on the forthcoming Digital Assembly
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/events/digital-assembly-2022-closer-look-digital-future
(hybrid event)
Digital Commons will be discussed 22 June 10:45-11:45 with interventions of Roberto Viola and Henri Verdier. Important open source policies to be presented.

Great #openhardware conference coming:
https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2022
Some of the projects presented are funded by #NGI @fsi @mirkopresser @NGIZero

Germany announced a EUR 3.5 million/year new 'Sovereign Tech Fund' to support open source projects.

We look forward to creating complementarities with #NGI.

https://sciencebusiness.net/news/germany-launch-sovereign-tech-fund-secure-digital-infrastructure

Interesting report from US for stimulating Free & Open Source Software: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Nagle-OSS-policy-brief-PDF.pdf
Including recommendations eg. OSPO and increased funding

Today, the new European Union’s NGI0 Entrust fund –with a total budget of 9.6M€- opens its first call towards the communities of open sources and commoners for improving trust in the internet.

https://nlnet.nl/entrust/

Congratulation to the team led by NLnet @NGIZero

Mastodon and Peertube implement ActivityPub standards that NGI actively support. See list at https://www.ngi.eu/?s=activitypub
@NGIZero @humanetech

NGI is a proud funder of both mastodon and peertube technologies underlying #EUVoice and #EUVideo. @humanetech
@NGIZero

Great announcement:
https://edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2022/edps-launches-pilot-phase-two-social-media_en